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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
UMA BISWAS
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- LGD code
- 321784
- Pincode
- 741508
- Post office
- Khalboalia
- Population
- 249
- Households
- 49
- Literacy rate
- 78.3%
- Sex ratio
- 858 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 81
Census 2011 · in context
How Chak Pratappur compares
By population, Chak Pratappur ranks #52 of 54 villages in Krishnaganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.3%
+12.7% vs mandal average
- Chak Pratappur
- 78.3%
- Krishnaganj mandal
- 65.6%
- Nadia district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
858
−83 vs mandal average
- Chak Pratappur
- 858
- Krishnaganj mandal
- 941
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Chak Pratappur
- 5.1
- Krishnaganj mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chak Pratappur at a glance
Chak Pratappur is a village of 249 people in 49 households (Census 2011) in Krishnaganj block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 52nd-largest of 54 villages in Krishnaganj block. Literacy is 78%, 13 points above the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 858 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 741508, served by Khalboalia post office; the LGD village code is 321784. The sarpanch is UMA BISWAS, and the village votes in Ranaghat Uttar Purba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashim Biswas. The population is estimated at 294 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gobindapur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chak Pratappur · this village | 249 | 78% | — |
| Kadipur · Krishnaganj | 2,451 | 64% | — |
| Digambarpur · Krishnaganj | 2,327 | 52% | — |
| Bishnupur · Krishnaganj | 2,258 | 67% | — |
| Gobindapur · Krishnaganj | 2,111 | 67% | — |
| Pratappur · Krishnaganj | 1,798 | 60% | — |
| Khal Boalia · Krishnaganj | 1,700 | 58% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chak Pratappur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 59.17
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chak Pratappur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chak Pratappur
- LGD code
- 321784
- Pincode
- 741508
- Post office
- Khalboalia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 249
- Population (projected 2026)
- 294
- Households
- 49
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 858
- Literacy rate
- 78.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ranaghat
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ranaghat Uttar Purba
- Member of Parliament
- Jagannath Sarkar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ashim Biswas
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- UMA BISWAS
- Block / Mandal
- Krishnaganj
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 741508
- JayghataKrishnaganj mandal4,327 pop
- MaluaparaChapra mandal3,092 pop
- MaheshpurChapra mandal2,862 pop
- NaeayanpurChapra mandal2,852 pop
- Panch PotaChapra mandal2,469 pop
- KadipurKrishnaganj mandal2,451 pop
- DigambarpurKrishnaganj mandal2,327 pop
- BishnupurKrishnaganj mandal2,258 pop
- GobindapurKrishnaganj mandal2,111 pop
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Other villages named Chak Pratappur
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Chak Pratappur
Other villages in Krishnaganj mandal
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- Chandan Nagar
- Gede
- Bhajanghat
- Durgapur
- Helenchi
- Songhata
- Jayghata
- Adityapur
- Krishna Pur
- Chak Shyamnaar
- Shyam Nagar
- Fulbari
- Krishna Ganj
- Taldaha
- Shakdaha
- Khatura
- Pabakhali
- Maghdia
- Shibnibas
- Kadipur
- Digambarpur
- Bishnupur
- Bhagabanpur
- Nalupur
- Gobindapur
- Dharmmapur
- Putikhali
- Ghuguragachhi
- Momar Pur
- Pratappur
- Khal Boalia
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)